diff --git a/examples/autoinstall-interactive.yaml b/examples/autoinstall-interactive.yaml
index 1f4e598d..8ee01e83 100644
--- a/examples/autoinstall-interactive.yaml
+++ b/examples/autoinstall-interactive.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ early-commands:
   - sleep 1
   - echo a
 late-commands:
-  - echo a
+  - echo late
   - sleep 1
-  - echo a
+  - echo late
 keyboard:
   layout: gb
 interactive-sections:
diff --git a/examples/autoinstall.yaml b/examples/autoinstall.yaml
index b35b5c40..07778107 100644
--- a/examples/autoinstall.yaml
+++ b/examples/autoinstall.yaml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ packages:
   - package1
   - package2
 late-commands:
-  - echo a
+  - echo late
   - sleep 1
-  - echo a
+  - echo late
 keyboard:
   layout: gb
 identity:
diff --git a/subiquity/controllers/cmdlist.py b/subiquity/controllers/cmdlist.py
index 48b9631d..1f75fba1 100644
--- a/subiquity/controllers/cmdlist.py
+++ b/subiquity/controllers/cmdlist.py
@@ -53,3 +53,6 @@ class EarlyController(CmdListController):
 class LateController(CmdListController):
 
     autoinstall_key = 'late-commands'
+
+    async def apply_autoinstall_config(self):
+        await self.run()
diff --git a/subiquity/core.py b/subiquity/core.py
index 66902ab1..94afed4b 100644
--- a/subiquity/core.py
+++ b/subiquity/core.py
@@ -235,9 +235,6 @@ class Subiquity(Application):
                 if not self.interactive() and not self.opts.dry_run:
                     open('/run/casper-no-prompt', 'w').close()
             super().run()
-            if self.controllers.Late.cmds:
-                self.new_event_loop()
-                self.aio_loop.run_until_complete(self.controllers.Late.run())
         except Exception:
             print("generating crash report")
             try: